967 BO - Noel Kempff Mercado National Park (2000)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

The National Park is one of the largest (1,523,000 ha) and most intact parks in the Amazon Basin. With an altitudinal range of 200 m to nearly 1,000 m, it is the site of a rich mosaic of habitat types from Cerrado savannah and forest to upland evergreen Amazonian forests. The park boasts an evolutionary history dating back over a billion years to the Precambrian period. An estimated 4,000 species of flora as well as over 600 bird species and viable populations of many globally endangered or threatened vertebrate species live in the park.

挪尔•肯普夫墨卡多国家公园

这座国家公园（占地1 523 000公顷）是亚马逊盆地最大和保护最为完好的公园之一，海拔高度从200米到近1000米。该公园有着各种各样的生物栖息地，包括赛拉多(Cerrado)大草原、森林和亚马逊高地常青林。肯普夫国家公园展示了距今10多亿年前到寒武纪之间的自然进化历程，据估计，公园内生存有约4000种植物、600多种鸟类和许多世界上濒危的脊椎动物。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/967

567 BO - Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture (2000)

Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture

The city of Tiwanaku, capital of a powerful pre-Hispanic empire that dominated a large area of the southern Andes and beyond, reached its apogee between 500 and 900 AD. Its monumental remains testify to the cultural and political significance of this civilisation, which is distinct from any of the other pre-Hispanic empires of the Americas.

蒂瓦纳科文化的精神和政治中心

蒂瓦纳科城(Tiwanaku)是古拉丁美洲印第安王国的首都，当时这一强大的帝国统治了南安第斯山脉及之外的广阔地区。公元500年至900年间，蒂瓦纳科城达到了鼎盛时期。这一地区的文明与美洲其他地方的古拉丁美洲帝国文明有所不同，其历史遗迹证明了这一文明在文化和政治上的重要性。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/567

The Gate of the Sun

958 AZ - Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (2000)

Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower

"Built on a site inhabited since the Palaeolithic period, the Walled City of Baku reveals evidence of Zoroastrian, Sasanian, Arabic, Persian, Shirvani, Ottoman, and Russian presence in cultural continuity. The Inner City (Icheri Sheher) has preserved much of its 12th-century defensive walls. The 12th-century Maiden Tower (Giz Galasy) is built over earlier structures dating from the 7th to 6th centuries BC, and the 15th-century Shirvanshahs' Palace is one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture"

城墙围绕的巴库城及其希尔凡王宫和少女塔

"巴库城(Baku)的所在地自旧石器时代开始就有人类在此居住。巴库城集中展示了各个民族在当地文化的延续性，包括拜火教徒 (Zoroastrian)、萨桑王朝(Sasanian)、阿拉伯人、波斯人、希尔凡(Shirvani)、土耳其人和俄罗斯人。巴库内城保存了大量12世纪的防御墙。而同样在12世纪，当地人在一处公元前7世纪到公元前6世纪的建筑遗址之上建造了少女塔。建于15世纪的希尔凡王宫堪称阿塞拜疆建筑史上的一颗璀璨明珠。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/958

Walled City of Baku

Shirvanshah's Palace 

Maiden Tower 

Shirvanshah's Palace 

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Maiden Tower

972 JP - Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (2000)

Brief Description

"Five hundred years of Ryukyuan history (12th-17th century) are represented by this group of sites and monuments. The ruins of the castles, on imposing elevated sites, are evidence for the social structure over much of that period, while the sacred sites provide mute testimony to the rare survival of an ancient form of religion into the modern age. The wide- ranging economic and cultural contacts of the Ryukyu Islands over that period gave rise to a unique culture."

琉球王国时期的遗迹
"该遗址群和建筑群展示了琉球王国500多年的历史（公元12世纪至17世纪），雄伟的城堡遗址体现了那个时期琉球王国的社 会结构，而岛上的宗教圣地则无言地述说着古代宗教形式到现代少有的延续。在那500年中，琉球群岛王国广泛地与外界进行着经济和文化交流，从而造就了这一 独特的文化遗存。"

972-001 Tamaudun, Naha City
972-002 Sonohyan-utaki Ishimon, Naha City
972-003 Nakijin-jô site, Nakijin-son, Kunigami-gun
972-004 Zakimi-jô site, Yomitan-son, Nakagami-gun
972-005 Katsuren-jô site, Katsuren-chô, Nakagami-gun
972-006 Nakagusuku-jô site, Kitanakagusuku-son Nakagusuku-son, Nakagami-gun
972-007 Shuri-jô site, Naha City
972-008 Shikinaen, Naha City
972-009 Sêfa-utaki, Chinen-son, Shimajiri-gun 

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/972

972-001 Tamaudun, Naha City

972-002 Sonohyan-utaki Ishimon, Naha City

972-003 Nakijin-jô site, Nakijin-son, Kunigami-gun

972-004 Zakimi-jô site, Yomitan-son, Nakagami-gun

972-005 Katsuren-jô site, Katsuren-chô, Nakagami-gun

972-006 Nakagusuku-jô site, Kitanakagusuku-son Nakagusuku-son, Nakagami-gun

972-007 Shuri-jô site, Naha City

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972-007 Shuri-jô site, Naha City

Courtesy of Pinkbookdragon from postcrossing forum

972-008 Shikinaen, Naha City

972-009 Sêfa-utaki, Chinen-son, Shimajiri-gun

933 FR - The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes (2000)

Brief Description

"The Loire Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages, great architectural monuments (the châteaux), and cultivated lands formed by many centuries of interaction between their population and the physical environment, primarily the river Loire itself."

卢瓦尔河畔叙利与沙洛纳间的卢瓦尔河谷

"卢瓦尔河谷拥有最美丽、最杰出的文化景观，沿岸分布着大量的历史名镇和村庄、雄伟的建筑古迹（城堡），以及几个世纪以来人类开垦的耕地，这是人类和自然环境（主要是卢瓦尔河）相互作用、和谐发展的结果。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/933

• Amboise
• Angers
• Azay-le-Rideau
• Beauregard
• Blois
• La Bourdaisière
• Brissac
• Chambord
• Chaumont
• Chenonceau
• Châteaudun
• Cheverny
• Chinon
• Gizeux
• Langeais
• Loches
• Lude
• Menars
• Meung-sur-Loire
• Montreuil-Bellay
• Montpoupon
• Montrésor
• Montsoreau
• Plessis-Bourré
• Plessis-lez-Tours
• Réaux
• Le Rivau
• Saumur
• Selles-sur-Cher
• Serrant
• Sully
• Talcy
• Tours
• Troussay
• Ussé
• Valençay
• VillandryVillesavin

 

Castle Anger

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Château of Azay-le-Rideau

Château de Chambord

Courtesy of Luca from Italy

Château de Chenonceau 

Château de Cheverny

Fontevraud Abbey near Chinon

Castle Langeais

994 LT/RU - Curonian Spit (2000)

Brief Description

"Human habitation of this elongated sand dune peninsula, 98 km long and 0.4-4 km wide, dates back to prehistoric times. Throughout this period it has been threatened by the natural forces of wind and waves. Its survival to the present day has been made possible only as a result of ceaseless human efforts to combat the erosion of the Spit, dramatically illustrated by continuing stabilisation and reforestation projects."

库尔斯沙嘴
"这个延伸出来的沙丘半岛长98公里，宽0.4-4公里，史前时代就有人类居住。自古以来，这里受到了海风、潮汐等自然力量的威胁，由于一代又一代的人通过不断的造林固沙工程与沙嘴的侵蚀进行搏斗，使遗址如今得以存在。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/994

Courtesy of vidmantas postcrossing forum

Courtesy of vera_kovaliova from postcrossin

Courtesy of autodidakt from postcrossing

National Park Kurshskaya Kosa, Russia

963 HR - The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik (2000)

Brief Description

"The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik (1431-1535), on the Dalmatian coast, bears witness to the considerable exchanges in the field of monumental arts between Northern Italy, Dalmatia and Tuscany in the 15th and 16th centuries. The three architects who succeeded one another in the construction of the Cathedral - Francesco di Giacomo, Georgius Mathei Dalmaticus and Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino - developed a structure built entirely from stone and using unique construction techniques for the vaulting and the dome of the Cathedral. The form and the decorative elements of the Cathedral, such as a remarkable frieze decorated with 71 sculptured faces of men, women, and children, also illustrate the successful fusion of Gothic and Renaissance art."

西贝尼克的圣詹姆斯大教堂
"西贝尼克的圣詹姆斯大教堂（1431年至1535年）位于达尔马提亚海岸(Dalmatian coast)，见证了15和16世纪意大利北部、达尔马提亚与托斯卡纳之间建筑艺术领域的大规模交流。弗兰切斯科迪·贾科莫(Francesco di Giacomo)、佐治鸠斯·马赛·达尔马提库斯(Georgius Mathei Dalmaticus)和尼科络·帝·乔万尼·菲奥伦提诺(Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino)三位建筑师相继负责大教堂的建设工作。他们发明了一种结构，完全由岩石构成，并采用了独特的建筑技巧修建大教堂的拱顶和圆顶。大教 堂的形式和装饰要素，例如由71个形态各异的男人、女人、孩子脸装饰的教堂中眉，展现了哥特艺术与文艺复兴艺术的成功融合。"
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/963

Courtesy of ddonkey from Croatia

Courtesy of smile4u from postcrossing forum

983 GB - Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda (2000)

Brief Description

"The Town of St George, founded in 1612, is an outstanding example of the earliest English urban settlement in the New World. Its associated fortifications graphically illustrate the development of English military engineering from the 17th to the 20th century, being adapted to take account of the development of artillery over this period."

百慕大群岛上的圣乔治镇及相关的要塞

"圣乔治镇始建于1612年，是在新大陆最早的英国城市居住区的杰出典型。与此有关的要塞经过改造，考虑到了17世纪至20世纪军炮的发展，生动地阐释了这一时期英国军事防御工程的发展情况。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/983

983-001     Historic Town of St George
983-002     Devonshire Redoubt，Castle Island, St George, Bermuda
983-003     Landward Fort，Castle Island, St George, Bermuda
983-004     Seaward Fort (King's Castle)，Castle Island, St George, Bermuda
983-005     Southampton Fort，St George, Bermuda
983-006     St. David's Battery，St George, Bermuda
983-007     Fort Popple，St George, Bermuda
983-008     Paget Fort，Paget Island, St George, Bermuda
983-009     Smith's Fort，Governor's Island, St George, Bermuda
983-010     Fort Cunningham，Paget Island, St George, Bermuda
983-011     Musketry Trenches，Paget Island, St George, Bermuda
983-012     Peniston's Redoubt，Paget Island, St George, Bermuda
983-013     Alexandra Battery，St George, Bermuda
983-014     Gate's Fort (Town Cut Battery)，St George, Bermuda
983-015     Fort Albert，St George, Bermuda
983-016     Fort St. Catherine，St. George's Island, St George, Bermuda
983-017     Fort Victoria，St George, Bermuda
983-018     Western Redoubt (Fort William)，St George, Bermuda
983-019     Fort George，St George, Bermuda
983-020     Burnt Point Fort，Ferry Reach, St George, Bermuda
983-021     Martello Tower，Ferry Reach, St George, Bermuda
983-022     Ferry Reach Magazine，Ferry Reach, St George, Bermuda
983-023     Ferry Island Fort，Ferry Reach, St George, Bermuda
983-024     Coney Island Kiln，Coney Island, St George, Bermuda

Courtesy of pjsubway from RR578

983-001 Historic Town of St George

 

Courtesy of ddonkey from Croatia

983-013 Alexandra Battery & 983-014 Gate's Forton the right
and Town of St George in the distance

977 KR - Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites (2000)

Brief Description

"The prehistoric cemeteries at Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa contain many hundreds of examples of dolmens - tombs from the 1st millennium BC constructed of large stone slabs. They form part of the Megalithic culture, found in many parts of the world, but nowhere in such a concentrated form."

高昌、华森和江华的史前墓遗址

"在高昌、华森和江华发现的石墓群建于公元前一千年左右，该墓群用巨型厚石板建造而成。这里是全世界各地发现的巨石文化的一部分，同时也是这种文化最集中的一处。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/977

977-001     Koch'ang Dolmen Site
977-002     Hwasun Dolmen Site
977-003     Kanghwa Dolmen Sites

Courtesy of mooncastle from postcrossing forum

977-001     Koch'ang Dolmen Site

977-002     Hwasun Dolmen Site

977-003     Kanghwa Dolmen Sites